OVERVIEW

Deepen the knowledge of loco-regional, surface and nerve block anesthetic procedures in foot surgery, and the side effects of anesthetic drugs. Learning major techniques of pain therapy (pharmacologica, agopuncture, etc)

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

To learn the principles and techniques of loco-regional, superficie and nerve block anesthesia, and side effects of anesthetic drugs. Learning major techniques of pain therapy (pharmacologic, agopuncture,....etc).

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

Students will be trained to:

Deepen their knowledge of anesthetic procedures and therapy of pain  in foot surgery and the unwanted and sometimes life-threatening effects. The course will also teach the correct procedures to face cardio-pulmonary emergency.

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessons, to hold in classroom or in surgery facility

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Anesthesiology program

Teacher: Cevasco Luca

• Mechanisms anestethic and analgesic (locali e generali) drugs.
• General anesthesia: introduction
• loco-regional, surface, nerve-block anesthesia.
• Effects of local anesthetics
• Side effects of anesthetics.
• Vasoconstrictors.
• Anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions.
• BLS techniques.
• Therapy of pain: the pain
• Sensorial receptors
• Antalgic therapy
• Infusion pumps
• Peri-dural analgesy .
• Agopuncture.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

See teacher's guidelines

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LUCA CEVASCO

PIERO GIANIORIO

STEFANO THELLUNG DE COURTELARY (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

STEFANO THELLUNG DE COURTELARY (President)

LUCA CEVASCO

PIERO GIANIORIO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lessons start in october 2016

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam is performed as written test with open questions. Results are scored as 30thies; the exam will be passed aquiring a score of at least 18 points over 30.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam is aimed to evaluate student's knowledge about major anestesiologis disorders.

Exam schedule